Stacey Solomon promises ‘control’ over debut album as she signs deal

Former X Factor finalist Stacey Solomon has signed a record deal, and pledged that she will have ‘complete control’ over her debut album.

New deal: Stacey Solomon has signed up with a record company – but said she plans to have control over her album (Picture: Xposure Photos)

The 21-year-old, who finished third in the 2009 series of The X Factor, revealed news of the deal in Heat magazine – saying she hoped the length of time between appearing on the show and signing with a record company would work to her advantage.

‘People might not be expecting it,’ she said.

‘It’s not like I’ve come straight out of The X Factor and rushed an album out. This way, I get to do exactly what I want to do. I’ve waited for so long.’

Solomon has only released one track since her X Factor stint – a recording of Etta James’ At Last, which was featured on the 2010 album In the Mood: The Glenn Miller Songbook by The Royal Air Force Squadronaires.

It was reported last month that she was at the centre of a bidding war between Warner Records and rival company Conehead.

Jungle fame: Solomon won the 2010 series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Picture: ITV)

Since springing to fame on The X Factor, Solomon has gone on to win I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here and is also the current face of high street store Iceland, starring in their TV adverts.

She has also revealed that she was asked to appear in The Only Way Is Essex – but turned it down.

‘They did ask me to join that show at the beginning,’ she said, ‘but because I wasn’t really in that circle of friends, I didn’t think it would work for me.